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Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024

Filed:

Sep. 21, 2021
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Marcos A. Weskamp, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Zheng X. Hong, San Jose, CA (US);

Marcel van Os, Santa Cruz, CA (US);

Corey K. Wang, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Assignee:

APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04847 (2022.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 9/541 (2013.01); G06F 9/546 (2013.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06F 21/1086 (2023.08); G06F 2209/544 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computer system receives, by a messaging application, information identifying a first shared content item as shared content. The first shared content item is of a first type. In response to receiving the information identifying the first shared content item as shared content and in accordance with a determination that a first application of the plurality of applications can open content of the first type, in accordance with a determination that providing the information identifying the first shared content item as shared content to the first application has been authorized, computer system device automatically makes the first shared content item available within the first application, and in accordance with a determination that providing information identifying the first shared content item as shared content to the first application has not been authorized, the computer system does not make the first shared content item automatically available within the first application.


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